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What is another word for wash out?

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To wash something by rinsing or flooding with water

To whiten, typically by the removal of color

To fail, especially in spectacular fashion

(figurative) To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

Change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour

To unblock, typically by flushing or cleaning

To overwhelm with large amounts or quantities

To remove completely, leaving no trace

To remove from employment or office

To nullify or put an end to, especially formally

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Verb

To wash something by rinsing or flooding with water

rinse your mouth

scrub yourself down

make one's toilet

perform one's ablutions

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“A shower with only rainfall enough to nicely wash out the gutters would carry much filth into the pond where it would be deposited.”

Verb

To whiten, typically by the removal of color

become washed out

become colorless

lose brightness

become bleached

lose its colour

remove colour from

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“She did not like the effect. Not only did she not look like herself, but the color seemed to wash out her face, making her look both unfriendly and slightly ill.”

Verb

To fail, especially in spectacular fashion

be unsuccessful

meet with disaster

not come up to scratch

come to nothing

go down like a lead balloon

do something badly

not make the grade

be found lacking

not come up to the mark

sink without trace

go out of business

be a disappointment

fall flat on your face

be found wanting

hit rock bottom

blow up in someone's face

go by the board

not pass muster

fall by the wayside

be found deficient

come apart at the seams

come off second-best

go down the tube

meet with failure

go over like a lead balloon

miss the target

go on the rocks

not come up to expectations

come to a sticky end

come to a bad end

fall short of expectations

end in disappointment

bring to naught

go down swinging

back wrong horse

grind to a halt

come off second best

get the worst of it

throw in the towel

be counterproductive

be self-defeating

be taken to cleaners

meet one's Waterloo

be outdistanced

have an adverse effect

have unwelcome repercussions for

not go as planned

cause one to be hoist with one's own petard

not make the grade at

be unsuccessful in

not come up to the mark in

not come up to scratch in

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“They test us on what we are taught and many fail and wash out.”

Verb

(figurative) To cause to become tired, weary or fatigued

wear to a frazzle

put out of action

get the better of

sap your strength

become fatigued

drain of energy

bring someone to their knees

wear oneself to a shadow

wear yourself out

wear oneself to a frazzle

run into the ground

tire yourself out

run out of steam

become exhausted

put a strain on

make demands on

be too much for

make severe demands on

cause weariness

put great demands on

deprive of force

remove the sting from

reduce the powers of

confine to a wheelchair

sap the strength of

exceed the range of

exceed the scope of

exceed the limits of

make excessive demands on

give someone grief

weigh heavily on

make heavy demands on

ask too much of

put pressure on

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“It's the busy professionals who are too frazzled from family, and too washed out from work.”

Verb

Change or cause to change to a different, less attractive colour

make black and blue

cover with blotches

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Verb

To unblock, typically by flushing or cleaning

Verb

To overwhelm with large amounts or quantities

cover with water

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To remove completely, leaving no trace

axe^UK

ax^US

wipe off the face of the earth

wipe off the map

remove all traces of

wipe off face of earth

destroy root and branch

wipe from the face of the earth

take the life of

end the life of

cause the death of

give someone the works

terminate with extreme prejudice

put the kibosh on

take someone's life

knock something on the head

bring to an end

blow someone's brains out

put to the sword

ethnically cleanse

send to the gas chambers

send to kingdom come

commit genocide

cut a swath through

administer the coup de grâce

drive to the wall

give the coup de grâce

move in for the kill

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring to naught

rain on someone's parade

render ineffective

play havoc with

put a line through

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Verb

To remove from employment or office

axe^UK

ax^US

give the heave-ho

give walking papers

give someone the pink slip

give someone his or her walking papers

give someone their notice

give someone the big E

give someone the sack

give someone their cards

give the old heave-ho

give someone the push

give someone the air

give someone his

give someone the boot

give someone the bullet

give someone their marching orders

remove from office

give the sack to

deprive of office

give the bum's rush

declare redundant

throw out on your ear

hand walking papers

give marching orders

run out of town

throw someone out on their ear

ride out on rail

give a pink slip

remove from power

give the boot to

give the bullet to

vote someone out

give the push to

give one's cards

give bum's rush

terminate employment

give their cards

relieve of duty

force to retire

put out to grass

see the back of

give someone their P45

sever connections

force to give up work

put out to pasture

show the gate to

show the door to

hand someone his hat

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Verb

To nullify or put an end to, especially formally

declare null and void

ax^US

axe^UK

render null and void

bring to an end

call all bets off

knock something on the head

put the kibosh on

declare invalid

make null and void

make ineffective

pull the plug on

go back on your word

get off the hook

bring to a close

lay in the grave

put six feet under

ride roughshod over

trample underfoot

remove all traces of

wipe from the face of the earth

wipe off the map

wipe off the face of the earth

put a line through

turn thumbs down

wipe slate clean

fly in the face of

place an embargo on

give thumbs down

give the thumbs down to

give the red light to

refuse permission to

throw a monkey wrench in the works of

throw a spanner in the works

bring to naught

put a damper on

play havoc with

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